The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-21
Bum Exhibition of Baseball.
The Charleston Club Brings Disgrace
Upon Itself and the sport.
Manager Powell Instructs His Men
Not TO Play Bail.
His Avowed Ohio to Destroy Pa
tIonage In This City.
washington's Third Consecutive
Geose Exs--Detreit Beaten By
Philadelphia New York
Also wins-Other Games.

The second game Of this series be-
tween the Memphis and Charleston
clubs was played yesterday afternoon
at Citizens Park in the presence Of
about 500 people. The visitors re.
-pested their performance OF the
previous day and gave an exhibition
OF ball playing which, to cay the
least, was rotten and disgusting In
the extreme, They ran cases
like snails and fslded like q
lot OF school boyl II seemed
that the Charleston men had
been instructed to PLAY poor ball.
and they obeyed the Older to the let.
ter. They brought Disgrace moi only
upon themselves but upon the CITY
which they represent, and also upon
the gentlemen who employ them 10
play ball. They played In such an In.
dineren, manner that the Browns had
TO allow themselves to be put ont
e'se the game would have been pro.
longed until night had spread its
mantle over the diamond. Billv
Smith, known among the bows "a
"Now.let.me te'l-you Smith," saved
the Charlestonians from being hooted
and howled at. He was chosen TO
umpire the game, and started of well.
La the hrst inning the visitors were
taken with very ssvera attack of the
eulks, but made DO kick as to Smith's
decisions, which, up to that time.
were all right. After that he umpired
In a careless manner, and kent the
crowd IN good humor by his &C.
lions and the manner In which
he called the balls and strikes
Sui his umpiring was, In the main,
iquare, though he was of Ia calling
balls and strikes. Hupglsr started In
to pitch for Charleston, but after hit.
ting M;Aleer and giving CllLe frat on
balls be retired to the shade In Iiaht
field, Williams taking his place In tie
box. The latter is not a pitcher and
Simply threw the ball across the plate,
OF, Ia other words, laid IL on the bats
OF tho Browns. This SORT OF work riled
the spectators, who called 1t loudly
play ball" Then Cline went M
to Powell and asked him TO make his
men play ball. Powell replied tina. he
"wouldnt get a square deal, and he
Wa going to pay poor bali 60 as 10
kill the patronage here" Why Pow eli |
used such language nobody knows,
and It's dollars to cents that he does moi
know himself. Talking about square
deals, :hat should not for q mr. ment
bother Pcwell's head. His club has
always got atquare deal In this city,
willis "a Q Memphis cub was robbed OF
games In Charleston. At oIs time
Powell bad numerous friends here, all
OF whom regarded him as a gentle.
man among ball players. His actions
oil late have lost him oil these friends,
aud be IL now rated near the bottom,
Another such exhibition OF bal play.
Ing as that Of yesterday will kill base
ball not only In this city, but through.
out the SIuth. The only redeeminp
feature Of the game was a remarkable
pickup Of hot erounder BY Cline. II
ives In the elxsh inning, when Hines
drove The ball on q line 10 3, cjnd
tase. II looked good for two bagp,
but Cine, who was 10 dis place Al
short, 'an with the ball a a picked Il |
up on the rup, aud, without s;oppine
threw u TO Andrews. retiring the run.
ner. 10 was ons OF the gJe tear plays
ever made on the grounds. Tns bat.
ting OF Andrews was also f,a,ure, lac
making iva ZONE runs. Once be
drove the bsli over the left field force,
end the sfcond time he sent the sphsre
over rleh, ceoter, hitung one Of the
cottages acros the road. Reecius alec
made home run. The store which
fJllows VII tell the rest: